CTR-67  (140-1152)       Tape and Recorder Tips        Faxback Doc. # 7788

ERASING TAPES

You can erase a tape three different ways:

    Record over the tape.  The new recording replaces the old.

    Plug the supplied erase plug into the MIC jack and follow the
    procedure for recording.

    Use a bulk tape eraser (available at your local Radio Shack store).

PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ERASING

Cassettes have two erase-protection tabs to prevent accidentally erasing a 
previous recording.

To use the erase-protection feature, carefully break off the plastic tab
with a screwdriver.  There is a tab for each side.  Be sure you break off
the correct tab.

To allow recording on that cassette, put a piece of tape over the hole
where you broke off the tab.

CAUTION:  If you insert a cassette with the tabs broken off, don't try to
          force down the record button.  You can damage the recorder
          mechanism.

CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING COMPONENTS

Dirt or other particles from the tape's coating can build up on the
recorder's tape heads and other tape-handling components and greatly
reduce the recorder's performance.  We recommend you clean these parts
after about every 20 hours of operation.  Follow these steps to clean the
recorder's heads.

1.  Open the cassette compartment door.

2.  Press PLAY.  Clean the moving parts with a cotton swab dipped in
    cleaning fluid or denatured alcohol.

3.  When you finish cleaning the parts, press STOP/EJECT.

Your local Radio Shack store sells all the necessary cleaning materials.

CAUTIONS:  Never touch the front surface of the record/playback head with
           a metallic object.

           Do not use a tape head demagnetizer on this recorder.  If might
           impair the operation of the recorder's permanent-magnet erase
           head.

(ALL-9/30/94)